Direct-acting pumping machinery.



J. HUTGHINGS.

DIRECT ACTING PUMPING MACHINERY. APHJOATIOH rum mm: 1, 1909.

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JOHN" HU'ICHINGS, OF LONDON, ENGLAND.

DIRECT-ACTING PUMPING MACHINERY.

Specification of Letters Intent.

Patented July 26, 1910.

Application filed June 1, 1909. Serial K0. 439,329.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I JOHN Hnronnzcs, a subject ofthe King oi Great Britain, residing at Capel House, 62 New Broad street, in the city of London, England, have invent ed certain new and useful Improvements in and Relating to Direct-Acting Pumping Machinery, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is designed to improve the construction of pumps for raising and forcing fluids, such as water, petroleum and other similar liquids of a non-corrosive nature, and of the kind known as direct acting pumps, actuated by compressed air, steam or other elastic fluid, or it may be driven by water.

According to the invention an im roved construction of valve and valve mec anism which serve tov control simultaneously the fluid to be driven and the motive fluid, are employed to direct said fluids into an improved arrangement of channels or passages adapted to serve alternately as admission or exhaust or delivery ways to and from the cylinders for the motive and the driven fluids res ectively. A common source of supply of lubricant is provided and the general construction and arrangement of the pump is such that the whole of the reciprd eating and other moving parts are totally inclose In the drawings:Figure 1 shows a front view of the pump partly in section. Fig. 2 shows a side elevation of Fig. 1 taken from the right hand side. Fig. 3 shows a correspendin side elevation taken from the left hand side of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 shows a section taken about the line A, A, Fig. 1. Fig. 5 shows a section taken centrall and at right angles to Fig. 1, in order the tter to show the valve actuating parts. Fig. 6 shows another sectional view of the central parts of Fig. 1 taken on line parallel to but in rear of the line of section adopted in that figure. F i is an upper side view of the parts seen in 1g. 2. Fig. 8 is an upper side view of the top of Fig. 1. Fig. 9 is a section taken through the middle of the respective passa es, a, b, 0. Fig. 10 is a similar section taken through the passages 15, 18, 20. Fig. 11 is a cross section of these passages 15, 18, 20, taken on the line B,-B, Fig. 5. Fig. 12 is a similar view on the line C, C, Fig. 5.

According to this invention the valve comprises two truncated conical members p, g,

each provided with oppositely disposed spincllcs n to which a lever i is keyed, and whereby angular movement is imparted to the valve; said leverbeing actuated by mechanism to be hereinafter described.

The member p of the valve is formed with a part-circumferential port 1 and with an axial port p, and the member g is formed with a part-circumferential port m and with a U-shaped internal port 422,.

21, 21, are packing rings and 22, 23, are screw caps whereby the said portions p and g are retained in position.

. f is a fluid tight chamber wherein is situated valve-o eratin mechanism and which is filled with lubricant supplied by a ipe 24 from a suitable source (not shown). rom said chamber 7 ducts or channels 25, 25, convey the lubricant to spaces 26, 26, (Fig. 1) whence the lubricant exudes on to the piston rings and the cylinder walls, the piston rod a passing through said chamber also conveys lubricantdurnig its reciprocation to the glands through which it P3559?- cl, k, are pistons connected to a common piston rod c and adapted to reciprocate in cylinders c, g, respectively. Communicating with said cylinders and co-acting with the ports in said valve members p and are a series of assages or channels for t e conveyance 0? respectively. y p

The fluid employed as the motive agent enters under; pressure at the pipe a and passes therethrough to the part-circumferential port 1 in the valve 1) and enters the passage 1) whence it is delivered throu h the opening 2 into the upper cylinder 0. this cylinder 0 th" re reciprocates the piston (I mounted upon the rod e. Wi11f2h passes through glands 3, 4, in the cyhr 1ers c and g respectively and through t e intermediate motive fluid an. of driven fluid lubricant chamber f. Caps 5 close the ends of the respective cylinders c and g. Mounted on said rod e and reciprocating 1n the cylinder 9 is the piston h winch, during the downward movement of the piston d, descends and draws fluid to be forced along the passage 20 and around the part-circum- The pressure of the motive fluid at the upper side of the piston d causes said piston to descend, any fluid which may be contained below said piston d being exhausted through the opening 17, passage 0 and axial port the valve member at this time occupying the position indicated in Figs. 2 and 9.

The valve operating mechanism comprises a stud 6 on the piston rod e which during the reciprocation of the latter contacts with the extremity 7 of the lever i moving said lever :ngularly in a downward direction and lowering the cylinder 8, articulated to said extremity 7. The movement of the cylinder 8 compresses a coiled spring 9 contained therein against the end of a secondary member 10 carried by trunnions 11 mounted in bearings in the extremity 12 of the lever k,- and cylinder 8 slidin telescopically within the secondary member 10. The stud 6 having. moved the lever 2'- to about a horizontal position said stud comes into contact with the end 13 of the lever is and moves said lever A: augularly about its pivotal axis 14, lowering the end 13 and raising the end 12. Directly the horizontal position of theparts is attained and passed the compressed spring 9 expands and instantaneously imparts angular movement to the valve; the arts then assuming the positions indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 5. This angular movement imparted to the valve reverses the positions of the ports from those shown in Figs. 4, 5, 9 and 10.

causes the lower face of the iston d to receive the pressure of the motive fluid which enters throu h an aperture 17 from the pipe 0 controlled by the part-circumferential I port 1 of the valve 1;; motive fluid being supplied to said ipe o from the main supply pipe a. As t e piston d rises, the fluid above itwhich reviously served to efl'ect its downward stro re, is exhausted from the upper portion of the cylinder 0 throu h the opening 2, passa b and axial port p from which port the aid is discharged from the apparatus. Similarly the simultaneous reversal of the portion of the valve diverts the flow of the forced fluid, and the upper face of the piston it forces the fluid out from the cylinder 9 through the passage 15 and the U-sha interna port m of said valve g into t e delivery pipe 19. At the 85 same time fluid to be orced is drawn throu the inlet 16 (which lpreviously serv as a delivery port) from t e pipe 18 which through the part-c rcumferential-port m is in communication with the mam intake The replacement of thevalve to the initial position is eflected by the stud 28 during the return stroke of the piston rod e.

The intake end of the main sup ly ipe 20 for the'fiuid to be forced may he ti tted The reversal of the portion p of the valve ports to direct said fluid towa with any convenient trainer cf bulbous or other form.

- Pumpin machinery constructed as described wifi be found admirabl adapted for em loyment, for example, in eep boreholes such as are formed in order to reach deposits of petroleum and other matters capale of being pumped to the surface of the ound. Also for clearing old disused or ooded mines. mine shafts, stopes, drives and the like, or for pumping water from the hulls of vessels, the basements of buildings, or in fact from any situations difiicult of access; a great advantage of the invention being the general construction and arrangement whereby the whole of the apparatus is completely self contained and the mechanism is rotected againstinjury or damage of any Eind due to external sources. Moreover pumping niachinerv constructed as described may be employed in any of the situations mentioned without fixing to any support and practically in any osition either above the water or submerge Vhat I claim is:

1. Pumpin machinery comprising a pair of opposed cy inders a double-acting driving piston and a double-actin driven piston, a piston rod common to botii istons, a chamber intermediate said cylin ers, a valve totally inclosed by said chamber and simultaneously controlling the admission and exhaust of the driving flnid and of the driven fluid, s ring-controlled telescopic cylinders pivotal y mounted in a cradle arranged to oscillate within said chamber and operatively connected to said valve, studs upon said piston rod to oscillate said cradle, and an arrangement of passages constructed upon said cylinders and chamber and coact-in with said valve to direct fluid toward and mm said driving and driven pistons respectively.

2. Pum ing machinery comprising a. pair of oppose cylinders a. double-acting driving piston and a double-acting driven piston, a piston rod common to both said pistons, a. chamber intermediate said c linders, a valve totally mclosed by said cham r and provided withports for the simultaneous control of the dnvm fluid and of the driven fluid, sprin contno ed telescopic cylinders operative.y connected to. said valve and pivotally mounted in a cradle arranged to oscillate within said chamber, studs upon said piston 120 rod to oscillate said cradle, and an arrangement of passages constructed upon said cylmders and chamber and co-acti with said i and from pistons respectively.

said driving and driven 3. Pum machinery comprising a pa r of op cy inders a double-acting driving p ston and a double-actin driven piston, a lston rod common to both pistons, 11 chamr for lubricant intermediate said cylint i c iders, a valve totall inclosed Within said chamber and provi ed with ports for the Simultaneous control of the driving fluid and :fof the driven fluid, means whereby lubricant imay be conveyed to said pistons and their *respective cylinder walls, spring-controlled telescopic cylinders pivotally mounted in a cradle arranged to oscillate within said chamber, a lever operatively connecting said valve to said spring-controlled telescoplc cyl- .1, inders, studs upon said piston rod to oscilg-late said cradle, and an arrangement of passages constructed upon said cylinders and chamber and co-actmg with said ports and fluids respectively.

adapted to serve alternately as exhaust and delivery ways for said driving and driven In pumping machiner of the type '15 specified, an oscillating va..ve comprising i; two opposed truncated conical members,

orts in one of said truncated conical memers for the passage of the driving fluid,

ports in the second of said truncated conical members for the admission and exhaust respectively of the driven fluid, passages coacting with said ports in the one truncated conical member. passages co-acting with said orts in the second truncated conical memr, an operating lever common to both said truncated conical members, spring-controlled 1; telescopic cylinders connected to said operating lever, a chamber, a cradle plvotally supporting said telescopic cylinders and mounted to oscillate in said chamber, and means to oscillate said cradle.

5. In pumping machine of the type I specified, an oscillating va ve comprising two opposed truncated conical members,

orts in one of said truncated conical mem-' acting with said ports in the one truncated conical member, passages co-actirg with said orts in the second runcated c nical memr, an operating iever common to both said truncated conical members, spring-controlled telescopic cylinders connected to said operating lever, a chamber, a cradle ivotally supporting said telescopic cylin ers and mounted to oscillate in said chamber, a piston rod in said chamber, and studs upon the piston rod for oscillatin said cradle during the reciprocation of sai rod. 6. In pumping machinery of the type specified, an oscillating valve comprising two opposed truncated conical members, ports .in one of said truncated conical members for the passage of the driving fluid, ports in the second of said truncated conical members for the admission and exhaust respectively of the driven fluid, passages coacting withsaid ports in the one truncated conical member, passages co-acting with said orts in the second truncated conical memcr, an operatin lever common to both said truncated conica members, spring-controlled telescopic cylinders connected to said operating lever, a chamber for lubricant, a cradle pivotally supporting said telescopic cylinders and mounted to osci late in said chamber, a piston rod in said chamber, studs upon said piston rod for oscillating said cradle during the reciprocation of said rod, and

means whereby lubricant may be conveyed from said chamber to lubricate the parts of said pumping machinery.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

J OHN HUTCHIN GS.

Witnesses:

HARRY J. S'IOGTEN, Joan BAILEY. 

